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Shakeel Farooque

Doer · DISC type ds
Member Board of Directors at Whisker Labs
📍 Greater Bloomington, Illinois Area, United States

Shakeel Farooque is a Fortune 500 executive leading innovation, AI, and digital transformation. With a background at State Farm, Campbells, Amazon, and eBay, he specializes in digital commerce and corporate ventures. Colleagues describe him as a visionary, a change agent, and a great partner. He received his executive education from Harvard Business School and The Wharton School.

Interesting fact: He is credited with nearly tripling the revenues of the eBay Deals program within his first year.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Directors
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Bloomington, Illinois Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Shakeel shows up

Fast-paced
Strategic Planner
Deliberate Doer

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Shakeel cares about

AI-Driven Automation
As a member of State Farm's Data & AI Council, he actively shares content on leveraging technologies like GenAI to enhance business learning and innovation.
Digital Commerce
He has a proven track record of scaling e-commerce, having led digital strategy at Campbell's and significantly grown the deals business at eBay.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Member Board of Directors
Whisker Labs
4-2025
Member Board of Directors
HiRoad
4-2025
Board Observer
HOMEE, Inc.
4-2025
Board Observer
Car IQ Pay
3-2025
Head of Innovation and Corporate Ventures
State Farm
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Executive Education
Harvard Business School
Executive Education
The Wharton School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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